Eddie Van Halen joined Felice Mancini, the President and CEO of Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, for an interview this week on CNN to discuss music and the non-profit organization’s mission to keep music alive in schools. “Music is such a necessity. It touches people’s souls,” Van Halen told CNN. “Music is the universal language to

Comedian George Lopez recently got an assist from legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen in the way of a new EVH 5150III® LBXII amp. Watch what unfolds as Lopez checks out the easy-to-carry “lunchbox” amp … #Repost @georgelopez ・・・ Uh , this happened today #casachingon Thank you @eddievanhalen for my new @evhgear for the #chingon New

“Every instrument has its pioneers – game-changing mavericks who push things forward – and if Jimi Hendrix kicked the electric guitar door down, Eddie Van Halen ran through it, picked up what was left, covered it in tape and built a stairway to the next level,” so writes Stuart Williams in his intro for the “Total Guitar” July cover feature story.

Ever wonder how Eddie Van Halen likes the action on his guitars? Stefan Nickel from Germany did, so he recently wrote in with a question for the legendary guitarist in this month’s Ask Eddie feature. Read the entire exchange here!

“Guitar World”‘s February issue features Eddie Van Halen on the cover, along with an exclusive in-depth feature story that covers every detail of his rig, including the signal path, amp and effect settings, and other insights into his signature sound.

Patrick Lynch form the United Kingdom recently wrote in to ask Eddie Van Halen to help settle a bet with his father regarding the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s legendary striped guitars. It’s a pretty straightforward question, but Van Halen’s answer is priceless. Read the entire exchange below. Lynch: Hi Eddie. I would like

The latest edition of our Ask Eddie series comes from Jack Devine in New Jersey. Devine, a guitar player, seemed curious about the way Eddie Van Halen likes to set up his Floyd Rose, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer himself was kind enough to answer.